Sharon Stephenson explores part of San Francisco that couldn't be further from the glamour of the America's Cup village.

A tour of San Francisco becomes a day of history lessons and surf stories when Duncan Gillies discovers his guide, musician Chuck Prophet, is a fellow surfer.

With Dean Barker taking his feud with Russell Coutts to San Francisco Bay later this year, plenty of kiwis will be heading over to support him. But outside of the wealthy boys and their toys, here are five very cool things to do in San Francisco.

Even non-yachting fans are blown away by the race venue of San Francisco Bay, says Alex Robertson.

No Alcatraz. Or Fisherman's Wharf. Ewan McDonald goes back to a favourite town and avoids the tourist traps. And the cable cars.

Rebecca Gibb takes a foodie tour of San Francisco.

Victorian homes give San Francisco a fairy-tale charm, writes Sarah Stewart.